Japan: Record Rainfall Strands Thousands at Soga Station in Chiba 2

Record-breaking heavy rainfall caused widespread train suspensions, leaving more than 10,000 people stranded across Chiba Prefecture on Thursday, August 13. Around Soga Station, floodwaters rose to waist height, forcing about 4,000 people to spend the night at the station until morning.

Japan: Record Rainfall Strands Thousands at Soga Station in Chiba

Record-breaking heavy rainfall caused widespread train suspensions, leaving more than 10,000 people stranded across Chiba Prefecture on Thursday, August 13. Around Soga Station, floodwaters rose to waist height, forcing about 4,000 people to spend the night at the station until morning.

Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

People take shelter at the Chiba prefectural government office building, opened to stranded commuters, in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in the early morning of Aug. 14, 2026, as public transportation services remain suspended following overnight torrential rain. Japan's weather agency issued its highest Level 5 warning for downpours in parts of Chiba Prefecture.

Philippines: Commuters Stranded as Jeepney Drivers Take Day Off for Government Cash Handout

Commuters in Quezon City faced severe transportation disruptions on the morning of March 25, 2026, after large numbers of jeepney drivers took the day off to collect government cash aid amid the rising cost of fuel caused by the conflict in the Middle East. With far fewer jeepneys on the road, bus stops were overwhelmed with passengers — some estimating crowds up to ten times the usual size. This footage shows many commuters forced to walk two or three stops ahead of their regular stop in an attempt to board buses before they filled up.

Japan: Massive Crowding at Stations After Knife Scare on Saikyo Line

17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to walk along the tracks and causing massive crowding at stations as commuters were left stranded.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 7

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 6

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 5

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 4

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 2

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 3

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

US: NYC Subway Service Disrupted After Power Failure

NYC subway service was severely disrupted due to a power outage at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday, December 11. The incident affected service on the A, C, F, and G lines in Manhattan and Brooklyn for several hours.

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters are stranded at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 29 as a thundering rainstorm knocked out train service of the busy JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. The downpour also halted the Shinkansen bullet train service between Shinagawa in Tokyo and Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture and cut short a pre-Olympic soccer game in Tokyo between Japan and Argentina.

Lightning paralyzes Tokyo train services

Lightning paralyzes Tokyo train services

TOKYO, Japan - Stranded passengers, most of them commuters, throng toward to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) officials for explanation at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station late Aug. 24 after lightning knocked out power lines providing electricity to rail services. Trains were delayed for up to five hours and some stations were left in the dark in what JR East said was the worst outage in its history.

8 killed, 32 injured in south Pakistan's road accident

STORY: 8 killed, 32 injured in south Pakistan's road accident DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Eight people were killed and 32 others were injured when a passenger coaster turned turtle in Pakistan's south Sindh province on Tuesday, local reports said. The incident happened when the vehicle's driver lost control of it while negotiating a sharp turn shortly before reaching the toll plaza in the Sukkur district of the province, the reports said. The van fell into a ditch after going out of the driver's control, which resulted in fatalities and serious injuries to the passengers. The wounded commuters were shifted to a nearby hospital. The deceased included four women and two kids. They were on their way to Sindh's capital city Karachi from the country's north Swat district, the reports said. Several passengers got stranded in the van after the accident, and personnel from the Pakistani army w

Over 40 injured, commuters in Tokyo stranded after strong quake

At least 43 people were injured and many commuters in the Tokyo region continued to experience train disruptions on Friday, a day after the capital was rocked by the strongest earthquake in a decade. The magnitude-5.9 quake left many late-night train passengers stranded, with services on shinkansen bullet train and 16 local train lines canceled or delayed from late night Thursday to around 3 p.m.

Strong quake jolts Tokyo region, disrupting traffic, over 20 injured

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region late Thursday, injuring more than 20 people and leaving commuters stranded amid traffic disruptions, with some areas seeing their water supplies cut. The quake occurred at 10:41 p.m., logging upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, with the focus of the quake in northwestern Chiba Prefecture at a depth of about 75 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

A man sits on the ground near entrance gates at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 7, 2021 after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region, leaving commuters stranded amid traffic disruptions.

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters are stranded at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 29 as a thundering rainstorm knocked out train service of the busy JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. The downpour also halted the Shinkansen bullet train service between Shinagawa in Tokyo and Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture and cut short a pre-Olympic soccer game in Tokyo between Japan and Argentina. (Kyodo)

Disaster drill held in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Disaster drill held in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Participants acting the part of stranded commuters are guided to the new Ginza Six commercial complex during a disaster drill in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 25, 2017. The complex opened in April and will be able to accommodate about 3,000 stranded commuters in the event of an emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Disaster drill held in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Disaster drill held in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

People participate in a disaster drill to prepare for a major earthquake in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 25, 2017. The drill was conducted by the new Ginza Six commercial complex, which opened in April and will be able to accommodate about 3,000 stranded commuters in the event of an emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Disaster drill held in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Disaster drill held in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Participants carry mock wounded people during a disaster drill in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 25, 2017. The drill was conducted by the new Ginza Six commercial complex, which opened in April and will be able to accommodate about 3,000 stranded commuters in the event of an emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo